Developing the Organisation Website

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Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA)

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Information Technology (IT)
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Deadline: 30/01/2024
  • Location: Remote (global)
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Overall objective of the Consultancy: 

The overall objective of the consultancy is to design and develop an interactive, vibrant, functional website that is simple to navigate and use.  

Specific Objectives: 

  • To redesign AMwA website to be more attractive, easy to use and navigate to meet the requirements and standards of website development.
  • To design a website that includes different interfaces with creative features. 
  • To conduct content mapping. This will include a review of content and defining the suitable formats for the website.

Scope of Work and Outputs:  

This Consultancy will be implemented in two (2) phases:

Phase 1: Website Design:  

 The Consultant will work with the designated Officers to conceptualize and develop the new website to include the following critical elements and capabilities: 

  • An intuitive landing page / home page. 
  • An interactive Thematic area interface
  • An interactive discussion forum and feedback feature.
  • Integrate social media accounts (Facebook, LinkedIn, Podcasts, Twitter (X), and YouTube) and contact details. 
  • Adaptability for multiple screen sizes, including mobile phones, tablets, PCs and other devices  
  • Versatile, back-end content management system (CMS). 
  • Designed on WordPress 
  • Google analytics integration. 
  • Backups for redundancy. 
  • Validation tool for broken or stale links 
  • Multilingualism and translation tool: English, French, KiSwahili, Latin, German and Dutch

Phase 2: Website Development:

The consultant will lead the development of the new AMwA website.  Development should include the following essential elements:

  • Security: Prevention of breaches such as spam, viruses, FTP access and database thefts using SSL.
  • Speed: Optimum speed for downloads of photos, white papers, PDFs, press releases and other information.
  • Plugin: Plugin capabilities for Java and associated upgrades.
  • Search: Use capabilities for searching content on the site.
  • Search Engine Optimization: Maximized Search Engine Optimization for all keywords associated with all members of Community of Practice. 

Required Skills and Experience: 

  • A proven record of accomplishment of web design, development and maintenance for multifaceted, interactive web platforms, for a feminist/women’s rights non-profit (preferably).
  • Demonstrated capacity to develop websites within aggressive timeframes.
  • Be a reputable firm with at least 3 – 10 years of prior experience designing visually appealing, easy to navigate and user friendly websites;
  • Familiarity and relevant experience in using different Content Management Systems (CMS), particularly WordPress;
  • Have a broad knowledge of modern web development technologies and design tools in the field, and new software and other web programming languages and programs;
  • Have excellent knowledge of recent trends in graphic design, web sites, including online video publishing, and social media networking. 
Support and Maintenance:

  • The successful company/consultant shall provide support and website maintenance for a period of one year.
  • Provide technical support to AMwA staff in managing the website. 

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